#555F40#555F40

#555F40 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.049 H 122.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555F40
RGB	rgb(85, 95, 64)
HSL	hsl(79, 19%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(79, 33%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 0%, 32.6%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, -9.89, 16.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 19.24, 120.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.81% -0.0266 0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(46.81% 0.049 122.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.7639, 10.4859, 6.4118)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555F40 #4A405F

analogous

#5F5940 #555F40 #455F40

triadic

#555F40 #40555F #5F4055

tetradic

#555F40 #405F59 #4A405F #5F4045

square

#555F40 #405F59 #4A405F #5F4045

split-complementary

#555F40 #40455F #59405F

monochromatic

#14160F #343A27 #555F40 #768459 #95A376

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#555F40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#555F40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555F40

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555F40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555F40	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615B41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575C57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555f40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 95, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.049 122.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858c75',
    500: '#555f40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555f40;
$custom-light: #858c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555f40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 79.355,
    "s": 19.497,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46805,
    "c": 0.04915,
    "h": 122.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555F40

secondary

#776C8F

accent

#6CBC86

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFF0ED

border

#CACBC8

text

#0B0C08

muted

#7C7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #555F40

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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